
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sullivan County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 44,730 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 27,661 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 30,166 | 67.4 | 1.00 or less | 26,702 | 96.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 1,556 | 3.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 638 | 2.3 | |
| 2 units | 2,530 | 5.7 | 1.51 or more | 321 | 1.2 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 2,095 | 4.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 1,826 | 4.1 | Specified owner-occupied units | 13,657 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 411 | 0.9 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 1,297 | 2.9 | Less than $50,000 | 938 | 6.9 | |
| Mobile home | 4,800 | 10.7 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 6,806 | 49.8 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 49 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 3,748 | 27.4 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 1,346 | 9.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 583 | 4.3 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 556 | 1.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 177 | 1.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 2,183 | 4.9 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 52 | 0.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 2,862 | 6.4 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.1 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 6,521 | 14.6 | Median (dollars) | 93,300 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 6,698 | 15.0 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 5,765 | 12.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 10,211 | 22.8 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 9,934 | 22.2 | With a mortgage | 8,133 | 59.6 | |
| Less than $300 | 14 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 225 | 1.6 | |||
| 1 room | 610 | 1.4 | $500 to $699 | 753 | 5.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 1,808 | 4.0 | $700 to $999 | 2,555 | 18.7 | |
| 3 rooms | 4,084 | 9.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 3,140 | 23.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 8,473 | 18.9 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 1,080 | 7.9 | |
| 5 rooms | 10,273 | 23.0 | $2,000 or more | 366 | 2.7 | |
| 6 rooms | 8,191 | 18.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,068 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 4,956 | 11.1 | Not mortgaged | 5,524 | 40.4 | |
| 8 rooms | 3,307 | 7.4 | Median (dollars) | 416 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 3,028 | 6.8 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.2 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 27,661 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 4,501 | 33.0 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4,109 | 14.9 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,951 | 14.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7,119 | 25.7 | 20 to 24 percent | 2,019 | 14.8 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 4,409 | 15.9 | 25 to 29 percent | 1,288 | 9.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5,702 | 20.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 849 | 6.2 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 3,203 | 11.6 | 35 percent or more | 2,934 | 21.5 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 3,119 | 11.3 | Not computed | 115 | 0.8 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 8,426 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 2,948 | 10.7 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 10,305 | 37.3 | Less than $200 | 437 | 5.2 | |
| 2 | 10,348 | 37.4 | $200 to $299 | 455 | 5.4 | |
| 3 or more | 4,060 | 14.7 | $300 to $499 | 2,265 | 26.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,137 | 37.2 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 1,222 | 14.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 381 | 1.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 310 | 3.7 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 3,208 | 11.6 | $1,500 or more | 14 | 0.2 | |
| Electricity | 3,743 | 13.5 | No cash rent | 586 | 7.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 18,636 | 67.4 | Median (dollars) | 545 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 78 | 0.3 | ||||
| Wood | 1,349 | 4.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 15 | 0.1 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 212 | 0.8 | Less than 15 percent | 1,537 | 18.2 | |
| No fuel used | 39 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,016 | 12.1 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 932 | 11.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 677 | 8.0 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 214 | 0.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 599 | 7.1 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 212 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 2,932 | 34.8 | |
| No telephone service | 550 | 2.0 | Not computed | 733 | 8.7 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

